Hawaiian Airlines flight to Los Angeles diverts safely

Updated 12:20 pm, Sunday, August 13, 2017

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Kauai to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Hilo because of smoke in the cockpit.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports (http://bit.ly/2vzoxS0 ) officials say the plane was two hours into its flight Friday night when it safely diverted to Hilo's airport. The Boeing 767 airplane was carrying 276 passengers and crew.